Final days in Cornwall

Tuesday, 29 April 2008

It’s a filthy sort of a day – rain, wind and cold, so the radio’s on, Pooch is snuggled up on his chair and, bizarrely, we’re preparing to out! Would much prefer to just curl up with a good book. We’re meeting up with a distant relative of Amanda’s in Truro for lunch. Rest assured it won’t be a picnic on a rug by the river. But it will be fun as Sue has a wicked sense of humour and fun.

Our time in Cornwall is coming to an end after nearly a month and time seems to have passed quite quickly, especially for me. I guess the truck training helped pass the time. The time here does seem to have done the trick though as both of us seem a lot more relaxed than a couple of months ago. I am certainly a little easier to live with, (although Amanda may beg to differ!) as I seem to be getting a handle on this systemic candida and my mental health is improving. I suspect again that the challenge of doing the training was beneficial in stimulating the brain a bit as well as the confidence boost it has given in passing the test. It can only be to the good.

As you can imagine we are chomping at the bit to be away now. France beckons and I have to say that I am so looking forward to being back there. We both have a feeling of affinity for France and the culture and people and feel comfortable there. It’s been a year or two since we were last there, so the withdrawal symptoms have been quite bad! I suspect not a lot will have changed there, particularly in the rural areas, which is still very ‘paysanne’ and community orientated. The culture is also a lot less materialistic and relaxed, involving good food, wine and conversation. Bliss. All the more attractive when you consider what’s happening in the UK at the moment. I honestly think that there is more bad news to come and it will take years to climb out of the mire. This government’s fiscal and social policies have been disastrous and the society that has been created is based so much on materialism and “look what I’ve got” that when money runs short, as it’s about to do, that society is not going to like going without. I truly hope that we can get through it all without any further breakdown in society values and moral conduct. Hmm, all a bit bleak this isn’t it? My train of thought is matching the weather – gloomy.

Anyhow, we’re back in the pub again to send e-mails and update the blog, so I’ll do that now as the quiz starts soon. £250 pot tonight although looking at the size and quality of some of the teams, we won’t be vying for it!!